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[MAGIC]. WALKER, A[lbert]. Splendid amusement! Startling feats of legerdemain! Mr. a. walker, Respectfully announces to the Ladies and Gentlemen of this place that he will entertain them at [blank] on [blank] Evening [blank] 1855 With a variety of novel, original and startling Feats of Natural magic! All of the most unexceptional character, together with the extremely Laughable Performance of punch and judy consisting of Ten Beautiful Mechanical Figures! Introducing laughable incidents & comical adventures &c., of mr. punch! To conclude with the celebrated nose amputation! Large noses preferred!... Hartford [Connecticut]. Calhoun Steam Printing Co., [1855]. Dimensions 200 x 460 mm. Single leaf broadside. With blank spaces left for insertion of location, time, and day of performance. A trifle creased, several small holes. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 33661

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[RIDER, Cardanus]. Rider's British Merlin: For the Year of Our Lord God 1782... London. Printed for the Company of Stationers, and sold by J. Wilkie, 1782. 60pp. Title and calendar printed in red and black. Calendar interleaved. ESTC T143859.

[Bound with:] The court and city register; or, Gentleman's Complete annual calendar, For the Year 1782... London. Printed for J. Jolliffe et al., [1782]. [4], 272pp. ESTC N27872.

12mo. Handsomely bound in contemporary richly gilt-tooled red morocco, A.E.G., marbled endpapers. A trifle rubbed and marked. Very occasional early manuscript notes to blank ... More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 33843

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[SHEFFIELD BOTANICAL & HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY]. Deed of constitution of the sheffield botanical & horticultural society, established anno domini mdcccxliv. Sheffield. Printed by George Chaloner, 1844. First edition. 8vo. 19pp, [1]. Modern marbled paper boards, printed paper lettering-piece to spine. Light spotting to title, else clean and crisp. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 34035

[A GENTLEMAN ON HIS TRAVELS]. A brief account of the vaudois, His Sardinian Majesty's protestant subjects In the Valleys of Piedmont. In a letter from a Gentleman on his Travels in Italy.. London. Printed for R. Dodsley...and sold by M. Cooper, 1753. First edition. 8vo. 32pp. Contemporary grey paper wrappers, title in manuscript to upper wrapper. Lightly rubbed and marked, slight loss to foot of spine. Occasional light marking to text. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 34063

[L'ESTRANGE, Roger]. A Short answer to a whole litter of libels.. London. Printed by J. B. for Hen. Brome, 1680. First edition. Quarto. [2], 17pp, [1] . Modern green cloth boards, lettered in gilt to spine. Very lightly marked. Leaves browned, spotting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 34092

HAMILTON, Elizabeth. Letters on education. Bath. Printed by R. Cruttwell, 1801. Second edition. 8vo. viii, 413pp, [3]. Contemporary gilt-tooled calf, contrasting black morocco lettering-piece. Lightly rubbed, joints starting. Armorial bookplate of Robert Williams Jr. to FEP. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 34127

ABBOTT, Jacob. The mother at home; or, the principles of maternal duty familiarly illustrated. Derby. Thomas Richardson, 1837. New edition, revised and corrected. 8vo. xx, [13]-187pp. Original publisher's gilt-tooled green cloth. Lightly rubbed, spine sunned. Inked ownership inscription of Mrs James Smith, Branderburgh House, February 24th, 1881 to FFEP. Leaves lightly browned. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 34157

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GOLDSMITH, John. Goldsmith. An almanack for the year of our lord m.dccc.xliv... London. Printed for the Company of Stationers, By C. Baldwin, [1844]. 24mo. 80pp. Title page and initial gathering in red and black. Calendar interleaved with blanks. Original publisher's plain green wrappers, A.E.G. Housed in contemporary black limp calf 'wallet' style binding, fastened with sprung metal clasp, pockets at front and rear. Contemporary metal-tipped pencil housed in custom pocket. Extremities a trifle rubbed.

[Loosely inserted:] Goode's gold almanack for 1843. London. Published by T. Goode, [1843]. 16pp. Black ... More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 34201

WYRLEY, William. The true use of arms. Reprinted from the original edition, 1592. London. John Gray Bell, 1853. vii, [3], 42pp. With six engraved plates depicting coast of arms.

[Bound with:] ST. GEORGE, Sir Richard. The heraldic visitation of westmoreland, made in the year 1615. London. John Gray Bell, 1853.vi, [2], 57pp, [1]. Title in red and black.

[And:] Pedirgree of the family of scott, of stokoe. Reprinted from the original edition 1783, with introduction, continuation, &c. London. John Gray Bell, 1852. 47pp, ... More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 34217

WILDE, Oscar. De profundis. London. Methuen and Co., [1905]. Second edition. 8vo. 151pp. Bound for Hatchards in contemporary gilt-ruled red half-morocco, red cloth boards. Lightly rubbed and marked, spine lightly sunned. Occasional light marking to initial leaves, edges of endpapers browned. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 34310

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BROADHURST, Thomas. Advice to young ladies on the improvement of the mind, and the conduct of life.. London. Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orne, 1810. The second edition, revised and corrected. 8vo. xiii, [1], 125pp, [1]. Contemporary gilt-tooled tree-calf, contrasting black morocco lettering-piece to spine. Worn, boards scored, upper board detached, lower joint split, surface loss to spine. Contemporary inked ownership inscription of Sarah Mills to FFEP, leaves lightly browned, foxed. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 34438

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[WHITTAKER, F. M. C.]. "A book of remembrance;" being recollections of the late colonel holden of nuttall temple, nottingham. By one who knew him well.. London. James Nisbet & Co., [1873]. First edition. 8vo. xvi, 78, [2], 16pp. With a half-title, a tipped-in photographic portrait frontispiece, and a terminal catalogue of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's brown cloth, decorated in gilt and blind. Lightly rubbed and marked, with chipping to head and foot of spine, corners a trifle bumped. Bookseller's ticket of J. & J. Vice of Nottingham to FEP, contemporary inked ownership inscription to FFEP, ink-stamp of Nottingham Public ... More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 34515

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PEACOCK, J. Mr. scrimshaw's hoax about the multiplication of grand lodges. Nottingham. Published by the Nottingham Templar Crusade, 1877. 8vo. 8pp. Modern red cloth, lettered in gilt to upper board. Library shelf-labels to upper board. Occasional ink-stamps of the Nottingham Free Public Reference Library, a trifle dusty. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 34612

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[REWCASTLE, James]. Speech, delivered at The Polemic Society, on the subject of happiness. [Newcastle]. [Fordyce], 1826. First edition. 8vo. [2], 18pp. Modern buckram-backed marbled paper boards. Lightly browned, scattered spotting. Presentation copy, inked inscription to initial blank leaf: 'To Mr. William Sinton from James Rewcastle November 1826'. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 35023

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[ROBINS, Benjamin]. Observations on the present convention with spain. London. Printed for T. Cooper, 1739. 8vo. [4], 60pp. With half-title. Modern grey paper boards, with gilt-tooled red morocco back-strip to spine. Leaves lightly browned; small manuscript mark and single inked number to head of title. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 35119

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[AN INDEPENDENT MAN]. A letter from an independent man to his friend in the country, upon a late pamphlet, intitled, Observations on the papers relative to the Rupture with spain.. London. Printed for J. Cooke, 1762. First edition. [2], 21pp, [1]. Modern grey paper boards, with gilt-tooled red morocco back-strip preserved to spine. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 35120

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[INFANT SCHOOLS]. Reflections on the kind of instruction, best adapted for infant schools. Bristol. Wright & Bagnall, 1828. First edition. 8vo. 15pp, [1]. Stitched, as issued, in original publisher’s buff wrappers. Lightly creased and marked. A trifle dusty, chipping to foot of text-block. More > £ 275.00 Antiquates Ref. 17649

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[DURHAM HISTORY]. [A late eighteenth-century manuscript history of England and Scotland]. [s.i.]. [s.n.], [s.d., late eighteenth-century] Folio. Manuscript on paper. [27] leaves. Stitched into contemporary marbled papers boards. Extremities worn and marked. Several leaves excised, one leaf detached, some scoring to gutter margins, contemporary manuscript note on Gillygate Manor, Durham, loosely inserted. More > £ 300.00 Antiquates Ref. 13041

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[EDUCATION]. L'orateur recueil de pieces choisies et de morceaux frappans tires des meilleurs auteurs Francois. Ouvrage instructif pour les personnes qui apprennent le Francois, et amusant pour ceux qui le savant. A Londres [i.e. London]. De L'Imprimerie de T. Spilsbury, 1792. Third edition. 12mo. [4], 420pp. With a subscriber's list of a mere 20 persons, some representing London schools at Walthamstow, Sloane Street, Kensington, and Harley Street. Contemporary calf, contrasting black morocco lettering-piece. Rubbed, with some slight surface loss, corners bumped. Marbled endpapers, ink ownership inscription to verso of FFEP of 'Caroline Bettesworth / June 1799.', a clean and crisp copy. More > £ 300.00 Antiquates Ref. 14174

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ROSCOE, William. The life and pontificate of leo the tenth. London. Henry G. Bohn, 1846. Fifth edition. 8vo. In two volumes. xxxi, [1], 502; [2], 540pp. With an engraved frontispiece to each volume and one further engraved plate. Attractively bound in contemporary gilt-tooled turquoise morocco, contrasting morocco lettering-pieces, gilt device with motto 'Sunt sua praemia laudi' to boards, marbled edges. Marbled endpapers, slight foxing to plates, else internally clean and crisp. More > £ 300.00 Antiquates Ref. 15149